Example sentences of "than have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angus Crichton-Miller , managing director of the Rank Organisation 's holidays and hotels division and a member of the study group said : ‘ It is not an efficient system to have such changes between busy and quiet periods and it would be better if we could flatten prices over a longer season , rather than have such high-peak-season prices . ’ |
| 2 | But ministerial aides said it was better to get the increase out of the way this week , rather than have it happen during the conference . |
| 3 | ‘ They are towns where there is no other big sporting tradition , so ice hockey can attract fans who are eager for any sport rather than have to compete against existing sports . ’ |
| 4 | Louse-borne typhus has killed more people than have died in warfare . |
| 5 | Coins can make three contributions to this study , all of which derive from the way that coin portraits are normally identified by the inscription that accompanies them and from the fact that they have survived in much greater numbers than have portraits in any other medium . |
| 6 | ‘ I would rather do anything than have to fly , ’ says Kylie . |
| 7 | I would rather do anything than have to fly . ’ |
| 8 | She knows I ca n't refuse a spirit wife , and on balance she prefers that I fuck Avavnuk rather than have affairs with ordinary women . |
| 9 | ‘ I would far rather we go through the criticisms , than have you editorialise afterwards , with ‘ on the one hand and on the other , ’ ’ he says . |
| 10 | The election here has been fought on more fundamental issues than have been allowed to surface in England : in particular , the constitution . |
| 11 | Many parents , increasingly pressed to meet school fees , say they would rather the trips were not on offer than have to explain yet again to their children that they ca n't join their friends on this once-in-a-lifetime trip . |
| 12 | The resources of the NVC were limited , and they were not able to survey every vegetation type in the Outer Hebrides , so it is quite possible that there are more communities present than have been recorded . |
| 13 | But others would claim with equal sincerity that Mr Gorbachev is a pragmatic leader who is giving the reconstruction of the Russian economy a greater degree of priority than have his predecessors . |
| 14 | Some zones , notably Corby , Tyneside and the Isle of Dogs , have received a much larger proportion of total spending than have some of the later designations , such as Milford Haven , Scunthorpe — Glanford and Middlesbrough . |
| 15 | Most financial intermediaries are thus involved in a process known as maturity transformation whereby deposits generally have a shorter term than have their loans . |
| 16 | Perhaps that was why Father Devlin had volunteered to act as match-maker , preferring to have him married rather than have him fornicate , as he had in the past , with the tinker women passing through the district . |
| 17 | The stimulus in the 1930s was , again , the cinema ; for patent reasons , some studios preferred to distribute their films with separate disc soundtracks , rather than have the sound printed optically on the film itself . |
| 18 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 19 | For example , people would rather walk further than have to carry water pots a shorter way uphill . |
| 20 | They would rather ring for a cab for you , or even give you a lift home , than have to deal with any attack that could be made on you on your lonely way home . |
| 21 | Moral : never start a big warren system other than at the beginning of the day 's work , since you need to complete it if at all possible rather than have to extend the work into another day . |
| 22 | His hand cradled hers on the coverlet and he studied each wasted finger , rather than have his face read . |
| 23 | We 'd rather lose some riders than have any dissatisfied because they chose the wrong holiday . |
| 24 | Because you will all suffer so much and I would rather suffer myself than have anything happen to you . ’ |
| 25 | You really can not tell me too much — I would rather sift through a huge amount of detail and give you a definite answer than have to suggest all the possible alternatives and leave you to figure out which applies in your case . |
| 26 | I figured that rather than have a tape and a black and white photo , I would have a CD that would be in colour . |
| 27 | Better to be drugged than have to face it . |
| 28 | The preface to the exposure draft states clearly that the provisions of the proposed SAS aim to encourage fuller disclosures than have emerged under current practice . |
| 29 | He has more men than have we , even if not all mounted . |
| 30 | Having decided that an environmental impact study was necessary , it wanted the study to be undertaken by an independent group which would be more sympathetic to community concerns and interests , rather than have such a study conducted by a government agency such as An Foras Forbartha . |